This book shows readers how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. It also serves as a reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2e standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing.

In the book, readers will find:

Complete coverage of LaTeX fundamentals, including how to input text, symbols, and mathematics; how to produce lists and tables; how to include graphics and color; and how to organize and customize documents

Discussion of more advanced concepts such as bibliographical databases and BibTeX, math extensions with AMS-LaTeX, drawing, slides, and letters

Helpful appendices on installation, error messages, creating packages, using LaTeX with HTML and XML, and fonts

An extensive alphabetized listing of commands and their uses

New to this edition:

More emphasis on LaTeX as a markup language that separates content and forms